Power of the Pyramids
Students construct and interpret "population pyramid" graphs for several countries.

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Activity Details

Prep: < 5 min.

Activity: 20 min. in class, 30 min. homework


Format: Worksheet in pairs

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Materials List 
Relevant Standards 

Materials List

  • Student worksheet
  • Graph paper
  • Colored pencils or markers
  • Calculator (optional)

Background

Human Population Growth: An S/T/S Issue
A brief description of how human population growth is an effective focus for science/technology/society education.
The People Connection
A secondary-level primer on the history of population growth and resource use.
You're One in Seven Billion!
A middle-grades appropriate reading on the history and ecological context of population growth.

Related Themes and Concepts

People and Society
These activities explore how population changes and resource use affect human well-being in our local communities and across the globe. They address issues of migration, economics, gender roles, health and education.
Population Dynamics
These activities are the foundation of population education. They explore population growth patterns, global demographics through time, population forecasting and the concept of carrying capacity.

Relevant Standards

ESL (2.2)
Geography (Places and Regions.4, Human Systems.9)
History (Grades 5-12: U.S. History: Era 10: 2.B, World History: Era 9: 3)
Math (Numbers and Operations.1,3, Algebra.3, Data Analysis and Probability.1,3, Connections.3, Representation.1,3)
Science (Grades 5-8: Life Science.4)
Social Studies (Grades 5-8: Time, Continuity, and Change.b, People, Places, and Environments.c, Production, Distribution, and Consumption.i; Grades 9-12: Time, Continuity, and Change.b, Production, Distribution, and Consumption.a,f)
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